This is a re-run of an earlier Halloween post. Hope you enjoy it! It must be terrible to be ghosted by someone you are dating. Being ghosted, in case you aren't hip to what the cool kids are saying these days, is when someone you are seeing suddenly stops all communication and seemingly drops off the face of the earth. Of course, it is one thing to be ghosted by someone you are dating, and another thing for your spouse of 26 years to completely disregard your existence. It's

Sometimes raising your confidence level is as simple as saying cheese. A few months ago, our priest announced during Mass that the ten year old church directory was finally being updated and asked parishioners to please schedule their photo sessions. I glanced around me in horror, realizing that all of my fellow churchgoers had a book somewhere on their bookshelves with a photo of me, X and our kids. I remembered that evening- our last official family photo session ever. We w